diff --git a/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake b/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake
index 25c482eb29..bc663371ee 100644
--- a/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindGTK2.cmake
@@ -689,7 +689,12 @@ foreach(_GTK2_component ${GTK2_FIND_COMPONENTS})
         _GTK2_FIND_INCLUDE_DIR(GDK gdk/gdk.h)
         _GTK2_FIND_INCLUDE_DIR(GDKCONFIG gdkconfig.h)
         if(UNIX)
-            _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GDK gdk-x11 false true)
+            if(APPLE)
+                _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GDK gdk-quartz false true)
+            endif()
+            if(NOT GTK2_GDK_FOUND)
+                _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GDK gdk-x11 false true)
+            endif()
         else()
             _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GDK gdk-win32 false true)
         endif()
@@ -698,7 +703,12 @@ foreach(_GTK2_component ${GTK2_FIND_COMPONENTS})
 
         _GTK2_FIND_INCLUDE_DIR(GTK gtk/gtk.h)
         if(UNIX)
-            _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GTK gtk-x11 false true)
+            if(APPLE)
+                _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GTK gtk-quartz false true)
+            endif()
+            if(NOT GTK2_GTK_FOUND)
+                _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GTK gtk-x11 false true)
+            endif()
         else()
             _GTK2_FIND_LIBRARY    (GTK gtk-win32 false true)
         endif()